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2017/2018 schedule-at-a-glance

LINK's nine monthly workshops are held the third Saturday of each month during the school year beginning in September. Workshops are held at Seattle Pacific University or School of Visual Concepts in Seattle. Seniors and juniors also have the opportunity to participate in an additional portfolio building workshop to create a professional presentation of their work.

Monthly Workshops

Annual Events

September 21st, 9am – 12:30pmComic Book Workshop
Students will learn the art of storytelling through comics. We will learn how to use perspective and composition to create a visually compelling story that enhances the written word.artists: Justin Norman

October 26th, 9am – 12:30pmJunior/Senior Portfolio Workshop
Graduating Seniors, and Juniors, who have participated throughout the school year are offered the opportunity to prepare a professional-level portfolio of their artwork in a half day workshop.portfolio coordinator: Kristine Johnson

June 10th, 5pm – 8pmGallery Show
Annually the AIGA LINK Program hosts a Gallery Show to exhibit students' work and award financial scholarships.gallery show curator: Elena Zubowicz

Jeff Hanada will lead LINK students through a session on drawing the human figure. Students will be led through an intensive few hours of gesture and timed drawings inspired by live models (this will be a clothed modeling session).

With the starting point of "divine triads" — found in most ancient cultures such as the ancient Greek and Roman Fates and the Norse Norns — the workshop will explore the importance of character arcs in character design. Making clear that a character's full story is integral to the character's "look" and briefly introducing a notion of thematic structure.

This month, artist and former LINK student, Zach Anderson, will lead students through a 3D laser-cutting workshop. Students will get the opportunity to explore their subconscious thoughts and then turn them into laser-cut 3D objects, giving physical form to their dreams.

In this month's workshop, students will be divided into 4 to 5 small groups to work on designing a pop-up library guided by a team of architects from Team Gensler, giving them the opportunity to learn the full architecture process and collaborate with teammates. The library will be designed so that it can be dropped anywhere, with a goal of increasing human interaction and community building.

Annual Events

This Workshop is structured to provide students with an overview of what a portfolio is and how portfolio's are used both for college applications and in the professional world. After an introduction from Terry Marks on the value of story, personalization of your work and portfolio, Volunteer reviewers pair off with students for one-on-one evaluations.